Know a school in Europe looking to Build some Thinking Classrooms? Know a teacher in Europe who's read the BTC book and is hungry for more? Are YOU in Europe and ready to join me!? I'll be in Dusseldorf June 8-9. Details below!

Triangles and Pentagons and Hexagons, oh my!! (Now we’re wondering if it’s possible to recreate this without any hexagons!) I’m with my daughter at The Natural History Museum in Shanghai and check out the shapes that make up the wall to this gorgeous garden!

Coaches!! Are you getting Peter’s newsletter? Check out this video to ensure you’re supporting teachers who are making the switch to a Thinking Classroom!

"This is where the area model becomes so important. It is not just a strategy. It is a representation of the distributive property..." Thank you @gfletchy for this great writeup! --> It's so important to consider if students are ready for a more abstract model. mailchi.mp/3be9d1691aa4...

Is anyone using Sembl to organize, share, or create BTC tasks for your teacher teams? Would love to hear if it’s useful.

Fab webinar with @gfletchy.bsky.social 💖🤯🎉 www.linkedin.com/posts/james-...

This conference looks amazing! Shame I won't be able to attend as I'll be at the annual BTC Conference!

What are your favorite math podcasts for parents? So far I’ve got Math Therapy… #mtbos #tmwyk @themathguru.bsky.social

When was Ada Lovelace alive? Who was mathing at the same time as Descartes? Who are some modern mathematicians? How far back does our math timeline go? Find the answers on *Mathigon's Math Timeline!*

OMG This 1st grader's response to "Draw a picture of you doing math at school" is priceless! "Me writing about math. I stand up at my desk when I do math because it helps me concentrate." #buildingthinkingclassrooms

This is EPIC! Thank you Pam for naming this… that we cannot have a conversation about how to best teach math if we have different definitions of what math is!!!! Snipped from DebateMath Podcast - Debate 50 - Is There Fake Math? share.snipd.com/snip/f184cee...

I'm reviving my Facebook Group directed towards families. I started MathieMomma in 2018 because so many families were coming to me for math help. It's a community of teachers & families looking to understand math more deeply. 💖 www.facebook.com/groups/Mathi...

This would be an awesome task to thin slice for productive practice with perimeter with Grades 3 & 4 @GoodQuestionstoAskInMathClass Basic: Same size area, stacked evenly Intermediate: Same size area, stacked like bricks (as shown) Advanced: 2 sizes of area, stacked evenly or like bricks Thoughts?

I need ideas for next year... what did you do at your school site for Dyscalculia Day? dyscalculianetwork.com/dyscalculia-...

OMG This 1st grader's response to "Draw a picture of you doing math at school" is priceless! "Me writing about math. I stand up at my desk when I do math because it helps me concentrate." #buildingthinkingclassrooms

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Used to this same old image? Looking for something more dynamic? Check out more options & share your thoughts! padlet.com/mathiemomma/...

Why Math Identity Matters w/ Liesl McConchie. Liesl says teachers try strategies that fail but keep iterating when they have hope that things can improve. Research shows hope fuels effort — without hope teachers and students merely "skate by." This is why Nav Tools for students are so important!

Family Math Game Night! 🥰 www.instagram.com/p/DVvh1GmCJ0...

Excited to present alongside an incredible slate of Coaching Professionals! AAICIS is doing great things... coaching friends... check them out!

If you know anything about my why, you’ll know why this brought me to tears. This is evidence that my “Math & Me” workshop WORKS! Parents are healing their math trauma and rediscovering math! Want to learn more? Hit me up!

Adding uhtcearu to my vocab! I just call them “middle of the night crazy thoughts”!! 😆

What actually IS -27^2 anyway? What would it look like?

Does anyone know of a better way to share videos from Instagram? #iteachmath

Say you BTC without saying you BTC… 😂🤣🤣 #thingsyoufindinyourpocket #buildingthinkingclassrooms

'Children are biologically predisposed to communicate, to exist [and] live in relation. They quickly perceive how the act of listening is essential for communication' ~Carla Rinaldi Reminds me of @mburnsmath.bsky.social who said the best you can give yourself is to stop and listen to your students.

Whoever your version of “god” is, I think this anecdote probably hits: In a Kinder morning meeting a teacher asked if students would prefer to speak every language or be able to play every instrument. One child chose languages. When asked, Why? The student said, “because then I could talk to God.”

This quote is truly how I feel about NCSM week: “You’re not just learning new things — you’re remembering who you are when you learn and connect.” @mathedleaders.bsky.social #ncsm25 #ncsmatl25

Excitingly, Today's the opening day of MathsWorld, the new hands-on maths museum in London. I've really enjoyed visiting MathsCity in Leeds, but they've now got a London location too! Details at mathsworld.com

"And they have to do the thing that we always ask them to do, think critically. In an academic manner." ― Mahmoud Harding Heard on Adding It All Up - Data-Driven Minds: Prepping Students for a Smarter Future. share.snipd.com/episode/d7f0... Snipd - save

@thekarina74.bsky.social Welcome to Blue Sky!!! 🥰💖

Is there a math task for the Boston Cop Slide? #iteachmath #mathplayground #publicmath 😆

@kourtneypeters.bsky.social Welcome to Blue Sky!

What a fun night it was at #NCTMATL25 #NCTM25 Game Night! @jharker314.bsky.social @bscribmather.bsky.social @triangleman.bsky.social @cfless.bsky.social @nankinator.bsky.social @moniquepollitt @novakatz.bsky.social

Excited to learn with and from @novakatz.bsky.social And Suzie Craig #NCSM2025 #NCSMRiseUp

#CommonCore Should students use algorithms to add & subtract in 3rd grade? (If specificity matters, let’s say with 3 digit numbers) State your argument… #iteachmath #mtbos

Great opportunity to learn to Build your Thinking Classroom with Peter directly! rocketpd.com/cohorts/buil... #buildingthinkingclassrooms #iteachmath

Favorite quote from my Saturday Intensive parent workshop tackling that little t math trauma: "I used to feel like there's a room I can't enter... and I never even tried to knock. Now I realize there *is no room*... I'm already IN the room!" WOW! So powerful! #iteachmath #maththerapy #powerful

Ran a parent workshop today with a small but mighty contingent of 7 elementary school parents. We tackled mindset, learning theory, best ways to help at home, and all 4 operations. It went extremely well! 7 mindsets shifted! Woop woop!! #iteachmath #mathmindsets

#iteachmath... Anyone on Substack I should be following? I'm getting mine up and running and looking for some inspiration!

www.instagram.com/share/BArJYt... #iteachmath 😆🤣🤣

“…when building thinking classrooms, makes a jump from math to cross curricular to language arts, social studies, science and so on We see that a conversation is actually a really powerful way to close a lesson, especially in the humanities.” @peterliljedahl.bsky.social @mikeflynn55.bsky.social

Sometimes you stand on the furniture when creating a Thinking Classroom with a room full of families! #theanswersare #buildingthinkingclassrooms #iteachmath As Peter says, “The furniture moves.” But sometimes there’s no where for it to go! 🤣

First day of @innovamat.bsky.social PK-4 today! A few things I heard… “It aimed high from the start!” “It was easier to follow than I expected” “Do you think I can BTC the Challenge lessons?” “What’s a Magic Pad?” 🤣 “I decided to…” “I decided to…” Love that it honors teacher expertise!

Introducing hubby to math games so he can help 11yo daughter with her fluency. 💖💖💖 @numberhive.bsky.social #iteachmath

11yo daughter: CAN I SLEEP WITH THIS!!? 😆🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 @mathforlove.bsky.social #iteachmath

Hey #iteachmath community... I need help. Tell me about the progression from proportional to nonproportional unit representations, specifically moving from lower grades to upper elementary grades. When is it appropriate to begin using models like place value discs? Research to support? Thanks!

"I love to see kids doing math as my grandma cooks not following a book...this approach eventually will fail you...math talks back to you." ― Albert Vilalta Math on the Rocks - Ep 30 share.snipd.com/episode/87b2... #iteachmath @innovamat.bsky.social

Thanks for being the BEST emcees!!!

So much incredible thinking and math discussion at the #btcc25